Smiling, Veda waves at the man on the other side of the now open door. “I climbed,” was her only explanation, looking up at the building’s roof. Nodding her head in Katelynn’s direction, she looks a little nervous. This had to look strange. “It was fastest…” she offers weakly.
Now that she was on solid ground, Katelynn untangled herself from Veda, having clung to her as best she could to not only not fall but also because heights tended to make her queasy. Not something she needed while on her time of the month.
She moved over to give Jack a quick kiss on the cheek. “I just need medicine..I’ll be fine..I’ll explain later…” And began to make her way to the bathroom to search for some Midol, Stella and Roxy at her heels now that she was home.
“Don’t worry Veda, Jack is a great guy. He doesn’t bite.”
“You c-climbed?!” Jack gaped at the blonde woman, not sure what to make of that. Their apartment was several stories up, and Veda had made the distance while carrying Katelynn – what was going on here?
He smiled for a brief moment as Katelynn kissed him (and was relieved to her she didn’t sound seriously hurt), but it faded as he looked at Veda again. “It’s true I d-don’t bite, but could you p-please tell me what just happened?”
“Yes, I… I did.” Fidgeting nervously now that she was in the apartment, Veda can’t meet his eyes. This wasn’t how she’d expected this to go, not that she ever expected to be in this situation.
With Katelynn gone, there’s not even that security that came from having another person in the room, one who didn’t look so much like she had before. Biting her lip, she finally looks up, focusing on the wall behind Jack. “I… I am not sure if you would… like hearing it.”
But Jack shook his head. “That doesn’t matter. I’d r-rather have the truth, Veda.” He tried to give her a more reassuring look, but couldn’t hide how nervous he was. He’d been under the impression that the blonde woman was one of the few normal people in the city, and he’d liked that – learning otherwise was taking some mental adjustment. “Please, you can tell me."
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